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China, My Sorrow (1989)

China, My Sorrow poster
Original title
牛棚
Directed by
Dai Sijie
Genre
history, drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man returns to his rural Chinese village after years away. He confronts the changes in his family and community shaped by political upheaval.

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What happens

Chine, ma douleur (Niu-Peng) est le premier long-métrage réalisé par Dai Sijie, sorti en 1989. Le film a reçu le prix Jean Vigo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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